The project needs to be cited in all publications and project presentations as follows:"This project is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research within the framework programme "Research for Sustainable Development (FONA)", www.fona.de, under the number [insert Förderkennzeichen here]." Please also mention the full name of the project "HD(CP)² - High definition clouds and precipitation for advancing climate prediction" in the acknowledgements.

I would like to take a look at the high-resolution simulations that are done in the HD(CP)² project

A set of quicklooks for the individual simulation days are to be found at the swiftbrowser. This provides a first look at some variables of the model output and, among other things, corresponding MODIS plots to assess the synoptic situation. Feel free to browse!

Observation, Model, Simulation, and Evaluation Expert Users? Who are those people?

Within HD(CP)² there are five so-called "expert users" who have an overview on different topics in the project. These five people are

The expert users meet once a month with the project coordinator to discuss ongoing issues and inform each other about what is going on in the different areas of the project.

I have a question regarding the paperwork

The first try is to look into the "Zuwendungsbescheid" for your Förderkennzeichen or the attachments that go along with that ("Nebenbestimmungen zum Zuwendungsbescheid"). If your question persists, you should contact your repsonsible contact person at the DLR Projektträger.

What is the HD(CP)² model?

The HD(CP)² model is called ICON-LEM (ICON Large-Eddy Model), which is modified version of the ICON-NWP branch. ICON-LEM was developed in the first phase of HD(CP)² and is constantly updated.

So, for which days are there high-resolution simulations?

A set of quicklooks for the individual simulation days are to be found at the swiftbrowser. This provides a first look at some variables of the model output and, among other things, corresponding MODIS plots to assess the synoptic situation.You can also take a look at this page.

How do I get the ICON-LEM and which version should I use?

ICON-LEM can be obtained for HD(CP)² members via the ICON remote GIT repository. Starting with the second phase of HD(CP)² an independent icon branch was established: the ICON-LEM branch. Access will be granted by Matthias Brück. Please write an email containing one sentence of what you are planning to do with the model.

The ICON-LEM branch (icon-hdcp2-20150930) is to be found here. This is the tagged model version of the first HD(CP)² phase that was used for all full-day simulations so far. This branch is also used for the current HD(CP)² DE simulations.

More information on the model is to be found in the Wiki and in the HD(CP)² evaluation paper (Heinze et al., 1016).

How can I get the input data for running my own simulations?

We have prepared a test data set under /work/bm0834/icon_lem. Note, you need access to Mistral for this. The corresponding information is in the Wiki.

What is the gender distribution in HD(CP)²?

The figure shows the percentage and actual number of project members (status: January 2017).

Is this project international?

HD(CP)² is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), but of course we have project members who are not German. The figure shows the percentage and the actual number of members that are from Germany and from abroad.